Training and Workforce

CAE's acquisition of Global Jet Services means it will be able to provide maintenance training on more business aircraft platforms.

Tamarack Aerospace now has a dozen authorized service centers in the U.S.

AOPA is taking issue with an FAA decision that defines "compensation" for flight-sharing expenses to flight instructors in certain aircraft.

Creating diverse workplaces is a hot topic in every industry. And such is the case in business aviation.

NBAA and AOPA have panned the FAA’s revised policy clarifying how flight training can be compensated in aircraft with special airworthiness certificates.

Post-Covid aviation training will place a larger focus on digital methods as opposed to conventional classroom training, a new survey reveals.

Sheltair has committed to supporting Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's future aviation industry leadership program.

The basic aviation training device approval for RealSimGear flight simulators opens opportunities for pilots to train and stay current.

Volocopter and aviation training group CAE are partnering to develop, certify, and deploy a pilot training program to support commercial eVTOL ops.

WSU Tech will offer a degree-based professional pilot training program beginning this August.

Lufthansa Aviation Training is buying mixed-reality NovaSim full-motion flight simulation training devices from Brunner Elektronik.

François Chavatte, who co-founded EBAA and was co-pilot of first business aviation flight into Paris- Le Bourget Airport, passed away on June 24.

Allied Pilots Association official calls on management to allow more flexibility in pilot scheduling.

Ortega Aviation Services in Wichita has awarded ground school scholarships to nine area police officers.

Guilford Technical Community College will use the donation of two Diamond jets for its Aviation Systems Technology Program.

Business aviation managers looking to fill vacancies should hire strategically, not just by selecting the low-hanging fruit.

At Wichita Aero Club event, FlightSafety International CEO Brad Thress outlined enhancements the company is making to its pilot training.

Upset Training Solutions International is now offering lower-cost upset prevention and recovery training for aircraft pilots in Europe.

The IFR-certificated version of the AW119Kx will replace the Bell TH-57 as the Navy’s undergraduate rotary-wing trainer.

The groups are urging the FAA to rethink its recent guidance on compensation for flight training in warbird and other aircraft.

While technically proficient in the eyes of regulators, many pilots may not be prepared to handle events outside their comfort zone.

Southwest Aerospace Technologies also will provide annual funding toward a scholarship for aviation students at Texas State Technical College.

Gary Reeves specializes in avionics training and also teaches pilots how to use their electronic flight bag apps.

Aviation training provider FlightSafety International (FSI) has joined the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) as an industry partner.

Universal Helicopters (UHI) is partnering with Bell to deliver pilot training in the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X light turbine single.

A training provider CEO says it's unprecedented for so many pilots to go so long without flying or having an alternative way of staying current.

The pilot shortage has already started, and business aviation needs a plan to retain and hire more flight crewmembers.

The USHST and HAI have launched the “56 Seconds to Live” course on line.

The first class of 16 students began their apprenticeships in March at Bombardier Biggin Hill.

A Thales Airbus Helicopters H145 simulator has been installed at Helisim’s simulation center on the Airbus campus in Grand Prairie, Texas.